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matrixebiz
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function to extract text from a pile of returned text

not needed
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belltown
Roku Guru

Re: function to extract text from a pile of returned text

' Return array of <item> strings from string containing occurrences of: text=<item>, 
'
Function extractTextList (data As String) As Object
    list = []
    re = CreateObject ("roRegex", ".*?text=([^,]+),(.*)", "s")
    ma = re.Match (data)
    While ma.Count () > 2
        list.Push (ma [1])
        ma = re.Match (ma [2])
    End While
    Return list
End Function
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EnTerr
Roku Guru

Re: function to extract text from a pile of returned text

ifString.split() can get you started:
Brightscript Debugger> ? "blah, blah, blah, blah, text=1234, blah, blah, text=1234, blah, blah, blah, blah".split("text=")
<Component: roArray> =
[
   "blah, blah, blah, blah, "
   "1234, blah, blah, "
   "1234, blah, blah, blah, blah"
]
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matrixebiz
Roku Guru

Re: function to extract text from a pile of returned text

not needed
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belltown
Roku Guru

Re: function to extract text from a pile of returned text

What are you calling it with?
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belltown
Roku Guru

Re: function to extract text from a pile of returned text

If you can guarantee that each <item> in text=<item>, is a sequence of digits, you can use this regex:

re = CreateObject ("roRegex", ".*?text=(\d+),(.*)", "s")
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matrixebiz
Roku Guru

Re: function to extract text from a pile of returned text

See below
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matrixebiz
Roku Guru

Re: function to extract text from a pile of returned text

not needed
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belltown
Roku Guru

Re: function to extract text from a pile of returned text

re = CreateObject ("roRegex", ".*?text=(\d+)[^,]*,(.*)", "s")


should allow a sequence of digits then strip off anything else before the next comma.
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matrixebiz
Roku Guru

Re: function to extract text from a pile of returned text

not needed
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